The Command said it has intensified efforts to rescue the trafficked children and apprehend other members of the trafficking network.
The Anambra State Police Command has said that its operatives arrested three women over their alleged involvement in a child trafficking syndicate, accusing them of selling a four-year-old child for ₦2 million.
The Command said it has intensified efforts to rescue the trafficked children and apprehend other members of the trafficking network.
The suspects, identified as 45-year-old Florence Nnakuzie, 52-year-old Hannah Ugah, and 27-year-old Chinasa Daniel, were arrested on the evening of Saturday, July 11, 2026, during an operation by police operatives attached to the Awada Divisional Headquarters at a motor park in Onitsha.
According to a statement issued on Sunday by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, “Preliminary information reveals how Chinasa Daniel allegedly brought two children, a two-week-old baby and a four-year-old child, on two separate occasions between June and December 2025 and handed them over to Hannah Ugah.
“Chinasa further disclosed that a four-year-old child was subsequently handed over to Florence Nnakuzie and allegedly sold for the sum of ₦2,000,000, while the two-week-old baby was allegedly sold to another woman who is currently at large.”
Reacting to the development, the Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Ikioye Orutugu, described child trafficking as “a grave violation of human rights and a crime against humanity.”
Orutugu ordered the immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Awka for what the police described as a comprehensive and discreet investigation.
The police commissioner also directed investigators to intensify efforts to identify and arrest every member of the alleged trafficking syndicate while commencing coordinated operations to locate, rescue, and reunite the trafficked children with their biological families.
The command commended members of the public whose information allegedly led to the arrests and urged residents to continue providing credible intelligence to support efforts to combat child trafficking and other crimes in the state.
